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FUMBLING
Definition of FUMBLING
verb
present participle and gerund of fumble
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Word DNA
FUMBLING inherits its ancestry from its root, FUMBLE.
Line of descent
9 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
33%
of traced words share this origin (9,764)
branch · 33% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, FUMBLE · 3 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Norwegian.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FUMBLING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 32 boards so far. 94 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 9, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 9, 29 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FUMBLING starts with F and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read BFGILMNU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start FUMBLI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 9
Could you have found FUMBLING?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 9 - and most players walked straight past it.
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